
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


The Room of Psyche in the Palazzo Te in Mantua, Italy, is one of the most erotic pictorial cycles of the Renaissance. From the 9 ceiling paintings that depict the story of Cupid and Psyche, to the lunettes depicting the labors of Psyche, to the wall paintings depicting examples of divine and bestial love, as well as earthly and divine banquets celebrating the redemption of Psyche, the room is a veritable explosion of sensual and erotic imagery.
By Rocky Ruggiero4.8
243243 ratings
The Room of Psyche in the Palazzo Te in Mantua, Italy, is one of the most erotic pictorial cycles of the Renaissance. From the 9 ceiling paintings that depict the story of Cupid and Psyche, to the lunettes depicting the labors of Psyche, to the wall paintings depicting examples of divine and bestial love, as well as earthly and divine banquets celebrating the redemption of Psyche, the room is a veritable explosion of sensual and erotic imagery.

5,475 Listeners

3,228 Listeners

1,546 Listeners

2,498 Listeners

283 Listeners

4,772 Listeners

295 Listeners

650 Listeners

261 Listeners

3,304 Listeners

15,636 Listeners

1,881 Listeners

195 Listeners

2,065 Listeners

1,570 Listeners